Betta Tails

There are many parts to the Betta fish. Behind the eyes is the Gill Cover. Behind the Gill Cover is the Pectoral Fin. The first fin under the gill is called the Pelvic Fin. The big fin under the body of the Betta is called the Anal Fin. The fin that flows behind the fish is the Caudal Fin. The fin on top of the body is the Dorsal Fin. The rear body of the fish is called the Caudal. The sections of the fins that look like long stick-like dividers are called Tail Lobes.

Plakat : The Plakat is a short-tailed Betta.

Crowntail Plakat : The tail is either rounded or with a 180 degree spread and with elongated rays giving it a “spikey” apprearance but tail length is short.

Double : It is a genetic trait that causes the caudal fin to grow into two lobes rather than one.

Round : The fin shape is round, rather than the straight edges of a Delta, but fuller and longer than that of a Plakat.

Super Delta : These are nearly an Halfmoon but not quite.

Over Halfmoon : This is the extreme end of the Halfmoon where the spread when flared is over 180 degrees.

Comb : They have the typical droop of the Veil tail but combined with some extended rays on all fins to varying degrees.

Rose : A Rosetail is an extreme Halfmoon with excessive branching of the rays giving the tail a “ruffled” edge.

Halfmoon Plakat : The tail has a 180 degree spread when flared but tail length is short.

Veil : This type of tail is long, with a long anal and dorsal fin also, and droops down from the caudal peduncle

Double Veil : This is a cross between a double tail and a veil tail.

Delta : These are very similar to Halfmoon but have less than a 180 spread when flared.

Halfmoon : It is characterized by having the full 180 degree spread when flared, forming a “D” shape with straight edging. Dorsal and anal fins are also dramatically larger than those on other fin types.

Halfsun : It has the spread of a Halfmoon with the slight crowning of a Crowntail. The halfsuns have the tips of the rays protruding beyond the web, but not enough to be a crowntail or combtail.

Crown : The rays are extended to varying degrees on all fins giving the fish a “spikey” appearance.

Spade : This type has an equal spread on either side of the fin, similar to a Round Tail, but with tail finishing in a point rather than a rounded edge.

Feather : Although it is an extension of the Rosetail effect, the Feathertail has much more than a ruffled appearance, the excessive branching actually gives it the look of feathers, with a kind of zigzag effect edge.

Betta Colour Patterns

These are bettas that are in one color, meaning the body and the fins are the same color. Ideally, solid color betta fish should not have any other colors present (also called "impurities"). However, in the real world most betta fish have impurities, it is just that some show them more than others.

Solid : The entire fish is one colour with no variations.

Cambodian : The body is pale, almost colourless, and the fins are solid colour.

Marble : Irregular patterns throughout the body and fin.

Dragon : Rich strong base colour with the scales on the main part of the body a pale iridescent.

Bi-Colour : The fins must be a different colour to the body to be a Bi-Colour.

Butterfly : The fins have distinct bands of colours.

Piebald : Pale flesh-coloured face no matter what the body colour is.

Mask : The face being the same colour as the body rather than what is would naturally be which would be darker than the body.

Multicolour : 3 or more colours on the body that does not fit into any other pattern category.

Betta Colours

Red

Royal Blue

Green

Pineapple

Orange

Purple

Wild-Type

Black

Pastel

Copper

Albino

Metallic Blue

Turquoise

Yellow

Chocolate

Orange Dalmation

Mustard Gas

White

Opaque

Clear / Cellophane

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